Web Management Guide-R04

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Chapter 12
| Security Measures
Configuring 802.1X Port Authentication
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Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
Port – Port number.
Status – Indicates if authentication is enabled or disabled on the port. The
status is disabled if the control mode is set to Force-Authorized.
Authorized – Displays the 802.1X authorization status of connected clients.
Ye s – Connected client is authorized.
N/A – Connected client is not authorized, or port is not connected.
Control Mode – Sets the authentication mode to one of the following options:
Auto – Requires a dot1x-aware client to be authorized by the
authentication server. Clients that are not dot1x-aware will be denied
access.
Force-Authorized – Forces the port to grant access to all clients, either
dot1x-aware or otherwise. (This is the default setting.)
Force-Unauthorized – Forces the port to deny access to all clients, either
dot1x-aware or otherwise.
Operation ModeAllows single or multiple hosts (clients) to connect to an
802.1X-authorized port. (Default: Single-Host)
Single-Host – Allows only a single host to connect to this port.
Multi-Host – Allows multiple host to connect to this port.
In this mode, only one host connected to a port needs to pass
authentication for all other hosts to be granted network access. Similarly, a
port can become unauthorized for all hosts if one attached host fails re-
authentication or sends an EAPOL logoff message.
MAC-Based – Allows multiple hosts to connect to this port, with each host
needing to be authenticated.
In this mode, each host connected to a port needs to pass authentication.
The number of hosts allowed access to a port operating in this mode is
limited only by the available space in the secure address table (i.e., up to
1024 addresses).
Max Count – The maximum number of hosts that can connect to a port when
the Multi-Host operation mode is selected. (Range: 1-1024; Default: 5)
Max Request – Sets the maximum number of times the switch port will
retransmit an EAP request packet to the client before it times out the
authentication session. (Range: 1-10; Default 2)